Two years after her revenge porn nightmare began, Darieth Chisolm won the case against her ex-boyfriend. Should tech companies make it harder to weaponize their platforms against women?
In this episode you will learn:
- About Darieth's personal experience with revenge porn
- Her challenge of taking legal action outside of the U.S.
- The impact of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
- Examples of first steps on how victims can take legal action
- Obstacles to taking down nude content that is published online
- A brief history of policies like the SHIELD Act and Enough Act
- How Freedom of Speech should not apply when it is enacted with the intent to do harm
- The pervasiveness of victim shaming and victim blaming
- The importance of parents having conversations about nude photos with their children
- Resources for victims of revenge porn (linked below)
- How Darieth is supporting victims today
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Please note: this episode was recorded before the COVID-19 Pandemic and the George Floyd protests.
